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Thursday, June 30, 2016

JKG Award wants to give you $2,000 for a story; 87 Bedford and Freefall pay for stories and Five on the Fifth wants contest entries

John Kenneth Galbraith Literary Awardwriting
contest ~ $2,000 prize.

For
this year, the tenth anniversary of John Kenneth Galbraith Literary Award, the
organizers asked me to be a judge. Unfotunately, I had to decline, as I know a
few of my students will enter the contest and I can’t judge stories I’ll
recognize. I do highly recommend this contest, though. It’s grown over the
years, but it’s still a small town contest with relatively few entries and a
big prize. Here’s the press release…. ~Brian

“The
Friends of Dutton-Dunwich are happy to announce their 2016 Writing Contestwhich is open to any Canadian author.
The winners are announced and celebrated at a gala ceremony to honour
Dunwich’s son, John Kenneth Galbraith, noted economist, statesman and
author. It’s a grand evening of readings, music, good friends and
refreshments, and the public is welcome!”

Freefall(Alberta) is accepting open submissions for the next
issue. Poetry, short story & novel excerpts, nonfiction, writing related or
general audience topics, creative nonfiction, plays, and postcard stories. Pays
$10 page for fiction and $25 per poem.

Deadline:August 31, 2016.

Five on the Fifth
presents its1stannual Short Fiction
Contest! This contest is intended as a way to honor writers for their craft in
short fiction. We love a good short story here at Five on the Fifth and want to
be able to showcase (and reward) excellent short stories in a big way! There
will be 5 winners:

1st prize - $150 + publication in the November issue

2nd prize -$100 + publication in the November issue

3rd prize - $75 + publication in the November issue

4th prize - $50 + publication in the November issue

5th prize - $25 + publication in the November issue

There is a $6.50 USD submission fee. You may
submit multiple times, but the $6.50 USD submission fee isper
submission and
must be paid for each submission you make. All submission fees go toward the
overhead costs of Five on the Fifth
and the costs of this contest.

There are no theme restraints, and genre fiction will be
read with open arms. However, your submission should reach a
minimum of 1,000 words and not exceed 4,000 words.

Deadline for submissions is August 31 2016. Full submission
guidelines here.

Brian Henry has been a book editor, writer, and creative writing instructor for more than 25 years. He teaches creative writing at Ryerson University. He also leads weekly creative writing courses in Burlington, Mississauga, Oakville and Georgetown and conducts Saturday workshops throughout Ontario. His proudest boast is that he has helped many of his students get published.